Millions of Americans will be driving from sea to shining sea over the Fourth of July weekend, historically high gas prices be damned! That’s according to AAA’s Independence Day travel forecast, which expects a record 42 million people to hit the road during the holiday weekend spanning June 30 to July 4, even as national…
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If you’re a former jet-setter who hasn’t taken a business trip in years, continue to hang in there. Business travel dropped in 2020 and 2021, and it’s still not back. US hotel business travel revenue for 2022 is expected to be 23% below pre-pandemic levels, according to an April report from the American Hotel &…
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Hello and welcome to Financial Face-off, a MarketWatch column where we help you weigh financial decisions. Our columnist will give her verdict. Tell us whether you think she’s right in the comments. And please share your suggestions for future Financial Face-off columns. Summer is here, and so is your chance to get away from it…
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average won’t be trading on Monday when the new Juneteenth federal holiday is observed, because the stock market will be closed, and so will many of the Dow’s components. That’s a relatively quick turnaround for the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq exchange to close for Juneteenth, just one year after…
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Federal health officials said Sunday that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appears safe and effective for children below the age of 5, clearing another hurdle on the path toward adding that group to the nation’s vaccine program. The FDA posted its analysis of the Pfizer PFE shot ahead of a Wednesday meeting where outside experts will vote…
President Joe Biden on Wednesday met with executives from baby-formula makers, with the huddle coming as new data suggest that the country’s formula shortage is deepening. “There’s still a lot more to do, so I ask you to keep focused, stay focused, stay in high gear,” Biden said during the meeting. “We can’t let up…
This summer, Sergio Rosario Diaz is doing up his vacation plans — at least as much as possible when hot inflation rates rival the temperature. There’s the flight from Virginia to Miami for him, his wife and 5-year old daughter. Then comes a day in Miami, followed by a four-day Disney DIS, +0.23% cruise. Then…
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